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Meaning of prurient

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prurient

Pronunciation:/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt//ˈpɹʊɹ.i.ənt/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.

  2. Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.

  3. Curious, especially inappropriately so.